Fairy tale ending for Meagher in Singapore

SINGAPORE:  Jan 28, 2011
 
VILLAGE storms home on the outside to give John Meagher a
fairy tale ending to his Singapore stint - SNTC photo

Trainer John Meagher ended his 11-year stint in Singapore in the same manner as he had started it in 1999 when his very first runner QUORUM (Zieten - Committee Decision by Lypheor) was successful.

Having taken the decision to move back to Australia to train jointly with his three sons, Meagher entered just two runners in his final meeting at Kranji tonight.

His first runner MONKEY MAN found one to beat in the Benchmark 83 - 1200m sprint but VILLAGE ensured a fairy tale ending to his Singapore adventure when he triumphed in the Class 4, Div 1 - 1200m sprint on the polytrack.

VILLAGE (Flying Spur - Ardara by Sadler's Wells), ridden by Robbie Fradd, came from a long way back to snatch victory by half a length.

"It’s an end of era and the best possible way to finish it," said son Chris. The senior Meagher was away in Melbourne on business and was not on hand to celebrate the victory.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 4, DIV 2 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

2

 Power And Glory M Freedman R Shafiq

1

5

 The Cinderella Man L Laxon Saimee

2

11

 Gypsy Magic Khoo B Vorster

3

8

 Seize The Day D Kok J Moreira

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

10

 Decouper H Takaoka O Placais

1

8

 Solid Impact M Yusof J L Li

2

9

 Sky Storm Khoo Saifudin

3

3

 Apache Junction C Brown J Powell

4

3

 GRADUATION - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

8

 Ernie Harris S Gray D Beasley

1

6

 Argy Bargy P Shaw B Vorster

2

1

 Dejayal M Walker R Shafiq

3

3

 Benji's Empire S Burridge J Powell

4

4

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

11

 Cowboy Z L Mok N Cunha

1

9

 Mandingo T Kieser Saifudin

2

6

 Born To Fly S Gray V Duric

3

7

 Dragon Boy Baertschiger S Sahren

4

5

 CLASS 3 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)

2

 Superczar D Hill O Placais

1

1

 Phantom Knight B Dean J Powell

2

3

 Daad's The Way S Gray V Duric

3

5

 The Dancer P Shaw B Vorster

4

6

 MAIDEN - 1100M (POLYTRACK)

2

 Cabrera S Burridge T Rehaizat

1

8

 Feeling Good Khoo B Vorster

2

4

 Dash Forward H W Tan Y F Leong

3

9

 Giant Kong K C Yeoh T H Koh

4

7

 BENCHMARK 83 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

7

 Ten Ten Lai K C Yeoh N Cunha

1

4

 Monkey Man J Meagher Soo

2

9

 Howgoodisthat B Dean S John

3

10

 Velocity Z L Mok T Rehaizat

4

8

 CLASS 5 - 1700M (POLYTRACK)

8

 Fortune Eight S Chua N Cunha

1

9

 Imperial Memory M Yusof Y F Leong

2

6

 Bisa Khoo J Moreira

3

2

 Heedmaster D Koh J L Li

4

9

 CLASS 4, DIV 1 - 1200M (POLYTRACK)

7

 Village J Meagher R Fradd

1

2

 That'stheone B Dean Saimee

2

6

 Steven L Laxon T H Koh

3

1

 Lucky Wish D Hill H K Lim

4